“Everything woke turns to shit”

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.

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Entry from February 28, 2023

“Everything woke turns to shit”

“Everything woke turns to shit” is a saying that has been printed on many images.

“Get woke, go broke” and “Go woke, go broke” are related sayings.

Wikipedia: Woke
Woke (/ˈwoʊk/ WOHK) is an adjective derived from African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) meaning “alert to racial prejudice and discrimination”. Beginning in the 2010s, it came to encompass a broader awareness of social inequalities such as sexism, and has also been used as shorthand for American Left ideas involving identity politics and social justice, such as the notion of white privilege and slavery reparations for African Americans.

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(A cat leaving a littler box says “Everything woke turns to shit.”—ed.)
11:12 AM · Mar 1, 2023

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Woke banks will fail.
Woke people will fail.
Woke schools will fail.
Woke companies will fail.
Woke governments will fail.
Woke cities will fail.
Woke militaries will fail.
Woke churches will fail.

Everything woke turns to shit.
12:37 PM · Mar 11, 2023

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Posted by Barry Popik
New York City • Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health • Tuesday, February 28, 2023 • Permalink

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